The assessment is a far cry from the reputation that allowed Hollywood to serve up such gritty LA cop tales as "Training Day" and "The Shield" in the aftermath of a decade that included the Rodney King Beating, the riot and finally an episode that became known as Rampart. Bratton asserts further that the most important legacy of its reforms will be removal of barriers between the department and the diverse city, especially the black community. Glowing view is not universal The glowing view is not universal: Civil liberties watchdogs are willing to acknowledge significant progress by the LAPD, but insist there are still dramatic disparities in the way officers treat blacks and Latinos compared with other people.
The Rampart scandal erupted from the cocaine heist by Rafael Perez, which got the attention of the Justice Department and led to allegations of a wider pattern or practice of unconstitutional conduct due to failures to implement proper management practices. Perez struck a plea bargain and painted a picture of a rogue force that framed, beat and shot people in Rampart, an eight-square-mile division west of downtown.
While the allegations produced little concern for gangster and drug dealer victims, the justice system was shaken. Then-Chief Bernard Parks disbanded the elite anti-gang unit and ordered its plainclothes officers into uniforms.
Ultimately, nine officers were prosecuted, nearly two dozen were fired or suspended and scores of felony convictions were invalidated because of suspected police misconduct.
Perez was sentenced in to five years in state prison after pleading guilty to grand theft and cocaine possession, then was prosecuted in federal court for the Ovando case. To avoid a second trial and the conviction of his second wife, which according to authorities she may have known about Perez's illegal activities, on September 8, he cut a plea bargain with authorities.
In his plea bargain he revealed the Rampart scandal in exchange for immunity for his misconduct. I cheated on my employer, and I cheated on all of you, the people of Los Angeles". He was charged with 2 felony counts; 1 conspiracy to violate Ovando's civil rights, 2 Possessing a firearm with an eliminated serial number, the firearm was used as evidence to frame Ovando.
He was sentenced on May 6, to serve 5 years in federal prison. He was released on July and placed on parole. After his release from prison he settled with his family in Inglewood. Then in he had a second divorce from Denise. He then moved and lived in many cities like Redondo Beach and San Diego and had a series of different jobs.
He currently lives in Chino Hills and, as of May , is reported to work as a limo driver. He was seen driving for producer Harvey Weinstein. The credibility of Perez has been undermined by his testimony in several internal affairs investigations in which three officers, including Brian Liddy , accused of crimes or misconduct were found not guilty or the charges were dropped.
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